St. Mary's Polish Church
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St. Mary's Polish Church | |
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Roman Catholic Polish Parish of the Nativity of St. Mary | |
46°09′30″N 60°11′04″W / 46.1582°N 60.1844°W | |
Location | 21 Wesley Street, Whitney Pier, Sydney, Nova Scotia B1N 2M5 |
Country | Canada |
Language(s) | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | stmaryspolishchurch |
History | |
Status | Parish Church |
Founded | 1913 |
Events | Burned on Nov 29, 2014 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Gary Handley (2015) |
Style | Polish Gothic |
Years built |
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Completed | 1918 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Antigonish |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Fr. Dennis Lamey |
Type | Provincially Registered Property |
Designated | 1984 |
Reference no. | 00PNS0029 |
St. Mary's Polish Church is a Roman Catholic church in Whitney Pier, a neighbourhood of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Founded in 1913, the parish serves the Polish community in Cape Breton and is the only parish serving a Polish community in Canada east of Montreal.[1] It is a parish in the Diocese of Antigonish.[2] The church was designated a Nova Scotian heritage property in 1984.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "St. Mary's Polish Church". St. Mary's Polish Church. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Diocese of Antigonish". Diocese of Antigonish. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "St. Mary's Polish Church". Canada's Historic Places. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 7 March 2022.